Understanding Emotional Stress – CBT Kenya Everyone experiences stress differently. If you believe emotional stress has impacted your life, never dismiss that feeling as “in your head” or something to trooper through things. When you bottle up stress, it can manifest in unhealthy ways including drinking too much, anger and damaging your overall quality of...
What is Acute Stress Disorder? CBT Kenya Acute stress disorder is a mental health condition that can occur immediately after a traumatic event. ASD typically occurs within one month of a traumatic event. It lasts at least three days and can persist for up to one month. People with ASD have symptoms similar to those...
Why Self-Esteem is important | CBT Kenya Self-esteem is the way we think about ourselves and the value we place on ourselves. We all criticize ourselves from time to time, but if you often think badly about yourself, you may have low self-esteem. Self-esteem is one of those intrinsic qualities that develop slowly over time....
Psychology| What are Hallucinations? CBT Kenya If you’re like most folks, you probably think hallucinations have to do with seeing things that aren’t really there. But there’s a lot more to it than that. It could mean you touch or even smell something that doesn’t exist. Hallucinations can be a sign of a mental health illness,...
Addictive behaviors|Video gaming – CBT Kenya Video game addiction is an impulse control disorder that is similar to gambling addiction. The excessive and compulsive game playing impacts negatively on the player’s life on a day to day basis. Anyone who has experienced it knows all too well, video game addiction is real. People of all...
How to overcome Food Addiction| CBT Kenya So it can be difficult for people to take “food addiction” seriously. We spend our days thinking about when and what we are going to eat or not eat. Binging, purging, and dieting are a way of life. The bottom line is that we can’t stop thinking about...
Psychology| What is Hoarding Disorder? CBT Kenya Hoarding is not the same as collecting. Hoarding, or, more specifically, compulsive hoarding, is characterized by two parts. The first is the accumulation of things that have little or no value. The second is the inability to part with things that the hoarder has accumulated. People with hoarding...
ONLINE COUNSELING – CBT Kenya Article by Letoo Formal Counseling in Kenya has a relatively short history but with tremendous positive impact in the lives of many people, families and communities. Problems such as alcohol and substance abuse, depression, suicide, anxiety and autism are today better understood, identified, openly discussed, and appropriate therapeutic support sought-after...
Signs of Weed/Marijuana Addiction – CBT Kenya Addiction occurs when a person experiences changes in their brain or behavior as a result of the drug. In very high doses, weed can also cause hallucinations, delusions, or psychosis. This is rare, though, and not the norm. Some experts believe that people who experience psychosis from marijuana...
Therapy in Nairobi; Couples Therapy – CBT Kenya Couples therapy is for couples who are in a relationship, married or not. It is often referred to as marriage counseling. The goal of couples therapy is to improve the couples’ relationship. We all know romantic relationships are hard work. Like cars, they require regular maintenance to...
